“The good thing now is he is recovering well and has made a lot of progress, we will go after the press conference to visit him and see how he is doing.”

Mason scored a vital goal in a League Cup win over Nottingham Forest after Pochettino’s spell as Tottenham boss took a rocky turn in the early weeks.

That made the Argentinian take notice of the midfielder, who he admits is admired by the Pochettino family.

“For me he is a very special player, a very special person,” he said.

“Not only because he scored against Nottingham Forest but from day one, when we arrived at Tottenham, how we saw him, he was a player with big talent but with a bit of bad luck in his career (with injuries).

“In that moment it was a challenge to try to provide him with the tools to be a first-team player. I think we were right to believe and trust in him.”

Pochettino, whose Spurs side face Wycombe in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday, admitted it was difficult to let Mason leave for Hull in August, especially as he is held in high regard by his family.

“Yes, a little bit, I cannot lie,” he replied when asked if Mason had hero status.

“I cannot keep a secret. He is special. I feel when he took the decision to move to Hull it was a very tough moment for me.

“It was very difficult (to sell Mason) but you know that is football. We can split now but I think always the love that will always be there, you can split physical but the emotion you keep inside always.”

Pochettino said he planned to visit Mason with his assistant Jesus Perez and Tottenham’s academy manager John McDermott on Thursday afternoon.

“It was impossible (to go before), we arrived yesterday very, very late from Barcelona but now we have the opportunity to go and it will be fantastic to see him,” he said.

“I am in contact with his family and all the staff too, I know he is making some progress and is much better.

“He walks a little bit but now we will see him for one hour, two hours and it is important to know how he is and share some time with him. It will be fantastic for him and for us to try and encourage him.”